Pioneer DVR-520H-S - DVD recorder / HDD recorder

Pioneer DVR-520H-S - DVD recorder / HDD recorder
Manufacturer: Pioneer
Product Type: CE

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Product Description
If you're tired of fiddling about with discs to record programs onto, the DVD recorder with a built-in Hard Disk Drive is certainly the solution for you. With up to 80 GB storage capacity, you could record and save more than 100 hours of viewing pleasure directly onto your built-in Hard Disk Drive. No discs, no bother, no fuss. You can then view your temporary recordings straight from your HDD, or erase/replace them with other content. Do you want to keep a favorite program? Archive it, by copying it in High-Speed from your HDD onto a DVD-R/DVD-RW disc! It simply couldn't be easier. The HDD is the ultimate solution to your storage and search question.
Amazon.com Product Description
Pioneer's DVR-520H-S DVD recorder houses an 80 GB hard drive, making the component a one-stop choice for both time-shifted TV viewing and video archiving. The hard drive holds up to 102 hours of programming. Once you record TV shows or home movies to the DVR-520H-S's hard drive, you'll have terrific editing and playback options: store programs and keep them indefinitely; delete them after viewing to free up disc space; or edit your favorite programs and home movies and set them up with brilliant menus, wallpaper, and playlists.

When you find yourself with a recording you want to watch again, you can keep it on the hard drive or simply burn it to a DVD-R (permanent: can't be erased) or DVD-RW (can be erased or written over many times). The DVR-520H-S features high-speed dubbing in both directions (disc to HDD, HDD to disc). You can burn content to recordable DVD-R and DVD-RW at high speed: a 1-hour program recorded in the Extended Play mode can be transferred to an 8x DVD-R in less than 2 minutes.

A feature called Disc Backup lets you make a direct file transfer of a home movie DVD to the unit's hard drive, and from that make perfect copies of your original DVD for all of your family and friends--at blazing 8x speed. The Chase Play feature lets you watch your favorite TV show from the beginning, even while it's still being recorded. The DVR-520-S also features the ability to create full-motion thumbnails with sound and a built-in TV tuner. You can also play a DVD while recording a TV show to the hard drive, or play programs from the hard drive while archiving something to DVD.

Additionally, DVD-RW permits non-destructive on-disc editing. The newly created DVD-R can be played back on most other home and portable DVD players, as well as DVD-ROM computer drives. A great feature for home-movie directors is the ability to create a professional-looking menu for home movies, similar to the menu found on DVD movies. Users can choose from nine graphical navigation menus to personalize their disc.

The DVR-520H-S also features PureCinema 3:2 Progressive Scan for a film-like presentation when watching movies. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. (You'll need an HD-ready TV to appreciate this feature.)

Heading up the connections are DV (digital video) inputs and outputs (1 each, IEEE 1394) for seamless integration with your camcorder and/or your computer. You get a trio of audio/video inputs (composite- and S-video with stereo analog audio) and 2 sets of composite-/S-video outputs with left/right analog-audio outputs.

Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio output (Toslink optical) for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver. An RF coaxial AV input and output help you interface with older TVs, VCRs, and cable boxes.

What's in the Box
DVD recorder, remote control, 2 AA/R6P batteries, an audio/video cable (red/white/yellow), an RF antenna cable, an AC power cable, a user's manual, and a warranty card.

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Cornerstone C901 18" CRT Monitor

Manufacturer: CORNERSTONE
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000050ZVT

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Product Description

The 19-inch c901 is a part of Cornerstone's Corporate class monitors - the most efficient line available for the demanding needs of today's business applications. All Corporate Level monitors share performance numbers not typically associated with monitors in this price category- an impressive 1600 x 1200 resolution 75 Hz. With large viewable areas, clearer on-screen imaging, and easy-to-use features, the Corporate Level is the enterprise-wide solution for ergonomically correct workstations. The c901 provides affordable 19-inch performance with above average specifications compared to everything else in its price range. It's packed with advanced features including advanced OSD picture management, high refresh rates and compliance with the latest emissions standards.

Amazon.com Product Description

The Cornerstone C901 makes perfect sense for any business-computing application, such as web design, word processing, and data entry. This full-featured 19-inch (18-inch viewable) display allows corporate, small office, and home users to take advantage of today's intricate text and graphic applications. Its 1600 by 1200 at 75 Hz maximum resolution and 0.22mm dot pitch ensure crisp, clear images. The onscreen digital controls provide easy access to customization of brightness and contrast, image size and position, screen geometry, and color preferences.

Other value-added features include a high-contrast screen with antiglare-antistatic coating, plug-and-play capability, and a 202.5 MHz pixel clock. Cornerstone backs this offer with a three-year warranty with next business day on-site replacement the first year.

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